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as a civil rights attorney, an aide to senator ted kennedy, a member of the montgomery, maryland, county council. tom fought for a level playing field where hard work and responsibility are rewarded and working families can get ahead. and this is not the first time he's chosen to be a labor secretary either. we've got here today governor martin o'malley. and martin appointed tom as secretary of maryland's department of labor where he helped implement the country's first statewide living wage law because he understood minimum wage should be a wage you can live on. and current role as the head of the u.s. justice department and civil rights position he's fought to open pathways into the work force for everyone willing to contribute including people with disabilities, lgbt americans and immigrants. and he's helped settle some of the largest cases ever on behalf of families targeted by unfair mortgage lending. now, while he's tackled plenty of tough issues, tom's also spent a career as a consensus voter. he's worked with ceos, labor leaders, he's worked at federal, state and local government
as a civil rights attorney, an aide to senator ted kennedy, a member of the montgomery, maryland, county council. tom fought for a level playing field where hard work and responsibility are rewarded and working families can get ahead. and this is not the first time he's chosen to be a labor secretary either. we've got here today governor martin o'malley. and martin appointed tom as secretary of maryland's department of labor where he helped implement the country's first statewide living wage...
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that's what the civil rights movement was about. go ahead. >> this is what i would say in response to that. when you turn gay marriage into anyone that is against it, as now you're somehow the equivalent of the civil rights movement and/or being like a racist, i think that is -- >> people didn't agree with interracial marriage. people didn't think black people should vote. people didn't think women should vote. does that make it right? should you respect that viewpoint? >> don, don, don, do you honestly believe -- let me answer this question. don, do you honestly believe i don't like you as a person because you happen to have a different lifestyle than i do? >> i never even -- it never even crossed my mind. >> that's my point, though. that's my point. that is exactly -- >> you don't want him to have the same protections under the law. >> no, i don't. i want him to have civil unions -- >> hang on. hold on. go ahead. >> i have one -- can't you personally be against gay marriage and just personally, but not, you know, be against having
that's what the civil rights movement was about. go ahead. >> this is what i would say in response to that. when you turn gay marriage into anyone that is against it, as now you're somehow the equivalent of the civil rights movement and/or being like a racist, i think that is -- >> people didn't agree with interracial marriage. people didn't think black people should vote. people didn't think women should vote. does that make it right? should you respect that viewpoint? >>...
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along with two other students who say they were rape victims and a former unc administrator filed a civil rights complaint that led to a federal investigation by the department of education into how the university handles and reports rape cases. >> what do you think the investigation will find here? >> they'll find that there is a pervasive culture of sexual assault where the university has acted with deliberate indifference. >> if an administrator tells a student rape is like football, what does that tell you about the culture here? >> well, i'm not going to comment on any specific case, but i think that it absolutely needs to be the case that our administrators respond in a way that is supportive and fair to all the parties involved in these incidents. >> reporter: holden thorp is the chancellor of unc, the federal probe comes amid new outrage on the chapel hill campus over a case before the student-run honor court. a young one unsuccessfully sought. punishment for an ex-boyfriend. instead she faced charges of intimidation. what do you say to these women who say the system here failed t
along with two other students who say they were rape victims and a former unc administrator filed a civil rights complaint that led to a federal investigation by the department of education into how the university handles and reports rape cases. >> what do you think the investigation will find here? >> they'll find that there is a pervasive culture of sexual assault where the university has acted with deliberate indifference. >> if an administrator tells a student rape is like...
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some call the push for same-sex marriage the civil rights issue of our time. they say the tide has turned and that it's time for a change. even karl rove thinks, yes, a republican candidate could embrace same-sex marriage. >> you can imagine the next presidential campaign, a republican candidate saying flat out i'm for gay marriage? >> i could. >> and that's all karl rove would say. i'm joined by san francisco city town dennis herrera and austin nimox. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> thank you for having us. >> austin, you heard what karl rove just said. are you on the wrong side of history? >> the only side of history with regard to marriage is the right one regarding the truth. and that really should be decided by the american people. americans have an inevitable and inalienable right to determine our own history and that's really a fundamental aspect of america. we have a massive political debate going on in this country about marriage. and the last thing we need is the supreme court to take this debate away from the american people, print a 5
some call the push for same-sex marriage the civil rights issue of our time. they say the tide has turned and that it's time for a change. even karl rove thinks, yes, a republican candidate could embrace same-sex marriage. >> you can imagine the next presidential campaign, a republican candidate saying flat out i'm for gay marriage? >> i could. >> and that's all karl rove would say. i'm joined by san francisco city town dennis herrera and austin nimox. good morning to you...
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ivan watson is in amman, jordan, and is following this potential tipping point in syria's civil war. >> reporter: did someone use chemical weapons on the bloody syrian battlefield? the syrian government accuses rebels of foyiring some kind of chemical weapon. damascus says it killed at least 25 people on tuesday. government tv aired interviews with survivors. >> it was the free syrian army. they shelled the neighborhood with a missile, and when people smelled the stench, they feel down and couldn't breathe. >> reporter: syrian rebels quickly denied the accusations, instead accusing the syrian government of carrying out a chemical weapons attack. some chemical weapons experts say soar they have seen little evidence to prove nerve toxins were used in tuesday's dead low attack but that hasn't stopped one senior u.s. lawmaker from pointing the finger at the syrian regime. >> i have a high probability to believe that chemical weapons were used. we need that final verification. >> reporter: the white house is repeating its warning to damascus that chemical weapons use would cross an americ
ivan watson is in amman, jordan, and is following this potential tipping point in syria's civil war. >> reporter: did someone use chemical weapons on the bloody syrian battlefield? the syrian government accuses rebels of foyiring some kind of chemical weapon. damascus says it killed at least 25 people on tuesday. government tv aired interviews with survivors. >> it was the free syrian army. they shelled the neighborhood with a missile, and when people smelled the stench, they feel...